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Gospel, Mortal Sin, and the Search for Assurance

Posted on 15 February 2017 by

The problem with mortal sin is that it’s so damned mortal. It scares me—as it rightly should. Mortal sin is nothing less than a state of spiritual death and impenitence. I know that the reason I was initially drawn to … Continue reading →

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Vicarious Faith, Tom Torrance, and a Few Memories

Posted on 11 October 2016 by

It’s not often these days that Eclectic Orthodoxy gets noticed, but over at Reformissio, Jonathan Kleis mentioned me in his recent article “Athanasius, T. F. Torrance and the Vicarious Humanity of Christ,” and I would be remiss if I did not … Continue reading →

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Mortal Sin, Reflective Faith, and the Search for Assurance

Posted on 19 November 2014 by

The problem with mortal sin is that it’s so damned mortal. It scares me—as it rightly should. Mortal sin is nothing less than a state of spiritual death and impenitence. I know that the reason I was drawn to Martin … Continue reading →

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Clinging to Externals: Weak Faith and the Power of the Sacraments

Posted on 23 October 2014 by

by Phillip Cary, Ph.D. Behind the debates about the objectivity of Christ’s presence in the Reformed view of the supper are crucial pastoral questions about the nature of faith, and I think it will bring clarity to the debate if … Continue reading →

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Hans Urs von Balthasar on the Assurance of Faith

Posted on 15 September 2014 by

by Brother Ignatius Schweitzer, O.P. Among the topics addressed by the Lutheran Catholic Accord document, “Joint Declaration on Justification,” is section 4.6 on “Assurance of Salvation.” Assurance of salvation normally denotes two things: first, a certainty that at the present … Continue reading →

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Oecumenical Grace: The Protestant Gospel

Posted on 19 June 2014 by

Compared to the previous chapters in The Theology of Grace and the Oecumenical Movement, the chapter devoted to the Protestant understanding of grace is too brief and to my mind unsatisfactory. In the ecumenical dialogue from which this book arose, … Continue reading →

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Ruminating Romans: N. T. Wright and Justification by Works

Posted on 13 August 2013 by

But now, quite apart from the law (though the law and the prophets bore witness to it), God’s covenant justice has been displayed. God’s covenant justice comes into operation through the faithfulness of Jesus the Messiah, for the benefit of … Continue reading →

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